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Elsie Ferguson (I) (1883–1961)

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The great Broadway stage actress and silent film star Elsie Louise Ferguson was born on August 19, 1883 in New York City, the only child of prominent lawyer Hiram Benson Ferguson and his wife. Due to her father's wealth, hers was a privileged childhood, though she developed a penchant for socialism in her late thirties... See full bio »

Born:

Elsie Louise Ferguson
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 78) in New London, Connecticut, USA

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1930 Scarlet Pages
Mary Bancroft
 
1925 The Unknown Lover
Elaine Kent
 
1922 Outcast
Miriam
 
1921 Forever
Mimsi
 
1921 Footlights
Lisa Parsinova/Lizzie Parsons
 
1921 Sacred and Profane Love
Carlotta Peel
 
1920 Lady Rose's Daughter
Julie le Breton/Lady Rose/Lady Maude
 
1920 His House in Order
Nina Graham
 
1919 Counterfeit
Virginia Griswold
 
1919 The Witness for the Defense
Stella Derrick
 
1919 A Society Exile
Nora Shard, aka Christine
 
1919 The Avalanche
Chichita/Madame Delano/Helene
 
1919 Eyes of the Soul
Gloria Swann
 
1919 The Marriage Price
Helen Tremaine
 
1919 His Parisian Wife
Fauvette
 
1918 Under the Greenwood Tree
Mary Hamilton
 
1918 The Spirit That Wins (short)
Elsie
 
1918 Heart of the Wilds
Jen Galbraith
 
1918 The Danger Mark
Geraldine Seagrave
 
1918 A Doll's House
Nora Helmer
 
1918 The Lie
Elinor Shale
 
1918 The Song of Songs
Lily Kardos
 
1918 Rose of the World
Rosamond English
 
1917 The Rise of Jenny Cushing
Jenny Cushing
 
1917 Barbary Sheep
Lady Katherine 'Kitty' Wyverne
 
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1924 Broadway After Dark
Herself, Cameo Appearance
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Herself
 
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Other Works:

The Wild Rose (1902). Musical comedy. See more »

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3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

For a long time, I was unwilling to do film work...but I realized that the geniuses of the industry have placed the photo-play on a high plane, particularly within recent years, and in view of its opportunities I was glad to accept the offer of the [Paramount] Artcraft Pictures Corporation.... It is so different and not at all as I expected... See more »

Trivia:

She had no surviving heirs. Her will left $1,000,000 to the Animal Medical Center in New York, NY, plus various sums to Bide-A-Wee, Orphans of the Storm, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and England's the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. See more »

Nickname:

"The Aristocrat of the Screen" See more »

Star Sign:

Leo